UP Lok Sabha Election Result: The BJP-led NDA negated the impact of SP, BSP Mahagathbandhan in the crucial state.

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Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Result: The Bharatiya Janata Party has won comfortable victory in Uttar Pradesh, the state where it created a record by winning 71 of 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2014. The BJP managed to negate the combined force of Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party Mahagathbhan and the Congress-led UPA. The BJP was ahead on 59 seats, SP+BSP on 21 and Congress on just one seat till reports last filtered in. PM Narendra Modi has retained Varanasi seat. On the other hand, Union Minister Smriti Irani recorded a stunning victory over Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.

Exit polls had also predicted that the BJP will win in Uttar Pradesh in 2019.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked voters for their trust in BJP. “Alert voters have rejected the ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) of opposition parties. It is high time for the opposition to introspect and shun politics of negativity,” Adityanath told PTI.

As per trends available so far, the BJP-led NDA is winning big in Uttar Pradesh. Though the party is unlikely to win the number of seats it did in 2014, it has negated the challenge posed by the SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan. The NDA is ahead on 59 seats, BSP+SP 20 and the Congress just one seat in Uttar Pradesh.

14:58 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: Ajit Singh trailing

Rashtriya Lok Dal's chief Ajit Singh is trailing by over 20, 000 thousand votes from Muzaffaranagar seat. The BJP is ahead on 60 seats in Uttar Pradesh, BSP on 12 and SP on 7 in the state.

13:59 (IST)23 May 2019

Amethi witnessing close contest

The Congress bastion of Amethi is witnessing a close contest between Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi. The Union minister has extended her lead over the Congress president by nearly 9,000 votes.

Akhilesh Yadav's Dimple Yadav is leading by 5,420 votes over BJP's Subrat Pathak in Kannauj. Mulayam Singh Yadav ahead in Mainpuri by 15,297 votes over the BJP's Prem Singh Shakya.

12:59 (IST)23 May 2019

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Saamajwadi Party stalwart Azam Khan is leading in Rampur by over 18,000 votes over BJP contender Jaya Prada. The actor-turned-politician was with the Samajwadi Party earlier and joined the BJP just days ahead of Lok Sabha election 2019.

12:37 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: Congress leading in Raebareli

The Congress is leading on only one seat in Uttar Pradesh. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is leading from Rae Bareli. Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP is trailing Sonia by over 20,000 votes.

12:32 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election result LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav leads by over 13,000 votes

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav leading by over 13,000 votes in Azamgarh, while his father and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav ahead by nearly 12,000 votes from Mainpuri seat. While Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party was ahead in 12 seats, Akhilesh Yadav was leading in eight seats, as per latest trends.

11:57 (IST)23 May 2019

Varanasi Election result: Modi leads by over 2 lakh votes

Prime Minister Modi extends lead on Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. He is now leading by nearly 2 lakh votes as counting of votes continue.

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is ahead from Raebareli Lok Sabha seat as per initial trends. The BJP-led ND has taken lead on 16 seats, Mahagathbandhan on 7 and Congress on 4 in Uttar Pradesh.

08:13 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: First trends start pouring in

First trends start pouring in from Uttar Pradesh. BSP, SP Mahagathbandhan ahead on 4 seats, BJP on 7 and others on 1 seat, as per IndiaTV.

08:02 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: Counting of votes begin

Counting of votes on all 80 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh has started. The BJP is hoping to repeat its 2014 performance by winning over 70 seats. While the SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan is looking to dent its prospects.

07:45 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: BJP hoping to repeat 2014 super show

The BJP, which had won 71 seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2014, is facing a tough battle against Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance. Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal is also part of the Grand Alliance in UP.

07:40 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: All eyes on battle for Amethi

In Amethi, Union minister Smriti Irani is once again hoping to stun Rahul Gandhi. The Congress president has represented Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Lok Sabha since 2004.

07:38 (IST)23 May 2019

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There were speculations about Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi will challenge Narendra Modi on Varanasi seat. However, the party decided against fielding her from the seat.

07:25 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE: How many votes PM Modi will get?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term from the temle town of Varanasi. His main challengers are Ajay Rai from the Congress and Shalini Yadav from the Samajwadi Party.

Couting of votes for Lok Sabha Election 2019 is scheduled to begin in a short while from now. Follow all the latest updates HERE

06:55 (IST)23 May 2019

Uttar Pradesh Election Result LIVE:

Voting for Lok Sabha election 2019 was held across Uttar Pradesh in all the seven phases from April 11 to May 19. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 MPs to Lok Sabha.

06:34 (IST)23 May 2019

UP Election Result LIVE

Hello and welcome to Financial Express.com for live coverage of the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha election result 2019. Can the Mahagathbandhan spoil the BJP's attempt to repeat its 2014 success? Picture will be clear in a short while from now.

UP Election Result Live UpdatesUttar Pradesh is witnessing several interesting battles in Lok Sabha election 2019. If Rahul Gandhi vs Smriti Irani battle in Amethi is being closely watched by the national and international media, contest on seats like Mathura, Kannauj, Gorakhpur, Rampur, Azamgarh have also gathered much interest.